Typically sales professional individual contributors with direct sales responsibilities. May direct the work of other lower level sales professionals or manage sales processes and / or accounts involving multiple team members. The majority of time is spent establishing and maintaining customer relationships, developing new customer relationships, implementing sales strategies and closing sales.
Autonomy
Typically sales professional individual contributors with direct sales responsibilities. May direct the work of other lower level sales professionals or manage sales processes and / or accounts involving multiple team members. The majority of time is spent establishing and maintaining customer relationships, developing new customer relationships, implementing sales strategies and closing sales.
Organizational Impact
- Works to achieve individual sales targets within product area and/or account by selling products/ services, developing new accounts and/or expanding existing accounts.
- Has a direct impact on achieving department's sales results.
- May help to set objectives or goals for individual or team accounts.
- Works on larger, moderately complex accounts or have a small or medium-sized quota/territory.
- Understands market landscape, marketing and pricing structure, more influence on pricing structures.
- Works with sales, marketing and finance to structure complex contracts.
Innovation & Complexity
- Makes adjustments or recommends enhancements in sales processes to solve problems or improve effectiveness of job area.
- Recommends changes in account tactics to achieve sales goals.
- Exercises judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action.
Communication & Influence
- May influence parties within own job function at an operational level.
- Obtains or provides information requiring some explanation or interpretation.
- Communicates with external customers and / or vendors, involving negotiation and / or presentations in order to manage relationships and close sales.
Leadership & Talent Management
- Normally receives general instructions on routine work, detailed instructions on new projects or assignments.
- May provide guidance and assistance to entry level sales professionals and / or support employees.
Req. Knowledge & Exp.
- Requires practical knowledge gained through experience of sales techniques and job area typically obtained through education combined with sales experience.
- Developing professional expertise, applies company policies and procedures to resolve a variety of issues.
- Requires a Baccalaureate degree (or for degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree which satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. - 214.2(h)( 4)(iii)(A) and minimum of 3 years of relevant experience and working knowledge of company products and services.